Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly articles from November 2006

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly archives from November 2006

Verdicts & Settlements November 6, 2006: Patient develops cancer despite years of consultations.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $350,000 settlement In April 1994, at age 66, the plaintiff underwent a small bowel resection and was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The plaintiff was put on 6-MP, a risky medication with...

Verdicts & Settlements November 6, 2006: Restaurant forced to close over licensing issue.( Yi v. Kavlakian)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $200,000 verdict The plaintiff restaurant owners claimed that the defendant landlord falsely represented that the building was licensed for restaurant and nightclub use with a 1,500 person...

Verdicts & Settlements November 6, 2006: Restaurant sues bank for breach of fiduciary duty.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $800,000 settlement The plaintiff restaurant owners recorded a $200,000 attachment on the defendant landlord's real estate and subsequently won a verdict for that amount against the landlord...

Supreme Judicial Court Decisions: November 6, 2006.(Commonwealth v. Jackson)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Murder - Confession Where a defendant has appealed his murder conviction, the appeal must be rejected because, contrary to the defendant's assertion, the lower court did not err...

Superior Court Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Organizing and promoting illegal gambling operation - Dismissal of indictment Where a defendant has been indicted for organizing and promoting an illegal gambling operation in...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Student loans - Abstention Where the U.S. Department of Education has filed a counterclaim for enforcement of the debtor's underlying student loan liability, this court should...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil rights Judicial estoppel - Excessive force - Plea colloquy Where defendants in an excessive force case were awarded summary judgment, that judgment should be affirmed in light of the...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Great Northern Insurance Co., et al. v. Paino Associates)(bankruptcy)(Brown, et al. v. Bank of America)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Attorneys Indemnification Where the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority seeks an award of counsel fees incurred in pursuing a declaratory judgment concerning indemnification, that request...

U.S. Magistrate Judges Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Coons, et al. v. A.F. Chapman Corp.)(United States v. Sanchez )
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Criminal Detention hearing - Subpoena Where (1) a defendant was arrested on gun possession charges, (2) the government has moved for a detention hearing and (3) defense counsel now seeks...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: November 6, 2006.(Choate, Hall and Stewart appoints Michael J. Bastian)(Fish & Richardson appoints Lian Ouyang)(Anderson & Kriger's Arthur P. Kreiger awarded )(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New associations John T. Graff and Michael R. Christy have joined Mirick O'Connell in Worcester as associates in the firm's business and general litigation group. Michael J. Bastian,...

Commentary: Why estate planning is important for all clients.(Column)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Patricia M. Annino Many of our clients rely on the common myth that "estate planning is only for people who are richer than we are" to prevent them from taking that first step towards planning. In fact, putting an estate plan in...

Health-plan tips to ensure a smooth enrollment season.(Interview)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff In this feature, Lawyers Weekly interviews specialists in the management of law firms. This week, reporter Barbara Rabinovitz asks Matthew Cote, executive director at the Worcester firm of...

Secretaries: 'the backbone of any law firm'.(Gilmore, Rees, Carlson and Cataldo)(Interview)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff In this feature, Lawyers Weekly interviews law-firm administrators to gain insight into the decisions about who will be employed by the firm. This week, reporter Barbara Rabinovitz asks Paul J....

Commentary: Coach's Corner: November 6, 2006.(Column)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Edward Poll Some very able law-firm business consultants recommend that firms regularly eliminate a set percentage (typically 5 to 10 percent) of those clients deemed too small to be worth the firm's time and overhead. The...

Verdicts & Settlements November 6, 2006: Employee rear-ended while in company vehicle.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $790,000 settlement The claimant, operating a company vehicle, was stopped on the shoulder of Route 95 in Danvers making a cell phone call when her vehicle was rear-ended by the tortfeasor....

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC No. BD-2006-035 IN RE: DONALD H. JACKSON, JR. Last known address: 71 Hearthstone Way Hanover, MA 02339 S.J.C. Judgment of Disbarment entered by Justice Cowin on October 5, 2006 ...

Commentary: Courthouse doors: open or closed?(Column)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff In an address to the Massachusetts Bar Association upon the occasion of the opening of the refurbished Adams Courthouse, Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall stated that the court "will be a center...

Status quo on the Cape.(courthouses)(Barnstable Superior Court)(Gary A. Nickerson )(Interview)
November 6, 2006... Byline: David E. Frank This is another in an ongoing series in which Lawyers Weekly -- after spending a day in one of the commonwealth's courthouses -- reports on the issues observed there. By 8:45 a.m., it is clear that this is...

Massachusetts Judicial Scouting Report: Judge Nickerson.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff In this Lawyers Weekly feature, a different Massachusetts judge is highlighted on a regular basis in an effort to provide practitioners with a snapshot of the jurist and a flavor of his or her...

When is a burrito a sandwich? Judge says "never".(Jeffrey A. Locke )
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Is a burrito a sandwich? After digesting the arguments from both sides in a dispute between two restaurants, Worcester Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Locke says no. In the case, a Qdoba...

College student sent to jail for wearing shorts in judge's courtroom.(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff A college student sitting in on a high-profile Cape Cod murder case one day late last month got a lot more than he bargained for: a seat in a jail cell next to the man whose case he came to...

Duty of lawyers to put end to demagoguery.(Letter to the editor)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: Over the last several weeks, we have all bore witness to a relentless and vicious attack, not only on the legal profession, but on the constitutional requisites of our criminal...

Lawyers needed to represent all types of people.(Letter to the editor)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: Congratulations for [the editorial] ("Deval Patrick for governor," Oct. 16). Lawyers are needed to represent all types of people (as we know) to protect their rights. The...

U.S. District Court rules prisoner has right to DNA testing.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Eric T. Berkman A prisoner could sue state and county officials to seek DNA testing of biological evidence that was used to convict him of felony murder eight years earlier, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. The...

Employment issues raised by civil suit vs. trash co.(Case overview)
November 6, 2006... Byline: David Frank A $10 million wrongful-death suit brought against the trash company that employed the man accused of murdering fashion writer Christa Worthington is raising significant questions over an employer's use of background...

Fired lawyer may sue co-counsel for interference.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Noah Schaffer An attorney dismissed by a client may sue his co-counsel for tortious interference where the dismissal allegedly was caused by co-counsel's misrepresentations about the attorney's good name and reputation, the Appeals...

Bar counsel backs off case against ex-judge.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Barbara Rabinovitz A Board of Bar Overseers panel has rejected a bar counsel petition that former District Court judge Paul J. Cavanaugh be disbarred on charges he intervened in a Commission on Judicial Conduct investigation of his...

Massachusetts Governor's Council update: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Romney promises no last-minute nominees Gov. Mitt Romney promised the members of the Governor's Council last week that his last two months as governor will not be marked by last-minute...

Notices from theSupreme Judicial Court: November 6, 2006.(Public notice)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC approves rules for Juvenile Court SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Boston, Massachusetts 02108 NOTICE OF APPROVAL Notice is hereby given that the Supreme Judicial Court has approved...

Harry D. Quick III, former assistant DA in Worcester, dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Harry D. Quick III, a former assistant district attorney in Worcester, died Oct. 14 of cancer. He was 50. He was " one of the top appellate lawyers in the state," Fitchburg lawyer Edward P....

Matthew L. McGrath Jr. passes away at 85.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Matthew L. McGrath Jr., a lawyer, labor leader and political activist, died Oct. 15 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton. He was 85. McGrath graduated from Boston College High...

Commentary: Reflections of family law practice from a longtime probation officer.(Column)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Stephen R. Rocco I recently retired after 28 years as a probation officer in the Probate & Family Court system. Probation officers in the Family Court evolved in the early 1970s into the specialized roles they play today....

District Court/BMC Appellate Division Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Pickering Wharf Realty Trust v. Victoria Station Salem, Inc.)
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Landlord and tenant Commercial lease - Additional rent - Notice Where a judge ruled that a commercial landlord waived its right to claim additional rent under the lease by virtue of a...

Appeals Court Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Adoption of Ernesto)(Commonwealth v. Treat )
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments affirmed Adoption of Ernesto (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-853-06) (7 pages) (claim that a judge erred in ruling that an individual had knowingly and voluntarily (1) stipulated...

District Court/BMC Trial Division Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Commonwealth v. Calos )
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Search and seizure Safe Where a narcotics defendant has moved to suppress evidence discovered by the police in his safe, I find that the motion should be granted because (1) a partial...

Department of Industrial Accidents Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Workers' compensation Neck injury - Causation Where an insurer has appealed an award of benefits to an employee with a neck injury, the appeal must fail because the medical evidence is...

Labor Relations Commission Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Education Retaliation - Protected activity Where a school committee is charged with retaliating against a teacher for her protected activity (filing a grievance), the complaint must be...

Land Court Case Summaries: November 6, 2006.(Ritchie v. Black)(Everets v. Webster)(Town of Billerica v. Murphy, trustee, et al. )
November 6, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil practice Res judicata Where a plaintiff has filed a complaint against the defendant Board of Directors of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, I find that the complaint...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Machine operator dies of pulmonary embolism at work.(Brief article)(Case overview)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $150,000 settlement In August 1997, the decedent, a machine operator, died of a pulmonary embolism during the course of his employment. The plaintiff took the position -- and offered...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Worker's foot crushed when Jersey barrier tips over.(Case overview)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $1.8 million settlement The plaintiff was injured at a construction site on Feb. 12, 2003, while employed as a laborer by the general contractor. The plaintiff was removing temporary...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Motorist struck by car traveling in wrong direction.(Brief article)(Case overview)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $283,000 settlement The 44-year-old plaintiff delivery worker sustained injuries in a work-related auto accident in December 2002. His injuries included complaints of neck, back, left...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Painter claims harassment based on sexual orientation.(Brief article)(Case overview)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Defense verdict The plaintiff, an openly gay man, sued the defendant city for violations of Chapter 151B, alleging sexual harassment due to his sexual orientation, and retaliation in the form...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Man succumbs after suffering second heart attack.(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $120,000 settlement The decedent first suffered a heart attack on April 13, 1998, while working at a commercial plaza in New Hampshire, for which he received cardiac treatment. As a...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Nursing-home resident claims she was sexually assaulted.(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $240,000 settlement The 54-year-old plaintiff was living in a nursing home as a result of multiple medical problems, including severe multiple sclerosis, depression and dementia. A day or two...

Customer list is not a trade secret, Superior Court judge rules.
November 13, 2006... Byline: David E. Frank The principal of a dissolved commercial printing business accused of improperly transferring a customer list to his new employer did not misappropriate trade secrets, a Superior Court judge has ruled. The...

Process used to select town counsel struck down by judge.
November 13, 2006... Byline: David Frank In a decision that could impact the way town counsel and other non-elected governmental positions are filled, a Superior Court judge has ruled that the Board of Selectmen in Westborough violated the state's Open Meeting...

Injury to 'leased' worker is not covered by policy.(Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Carrabasset Trading Co., Ltd., et al., Lawyers Weekly No. 02-186-06.)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Eric T. Berkman An insurer had no duty to defend a company that was sued by an injured worker who had been provided by an employment agency for an indefinite period of time, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. The plaintiff...

Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Admonitions: November 13, 2006.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff SJC No. BD-2006-073 IN RE: VINCENT G. CAMPANELLA, JR. Last known address: 3 Blossom Street Woburn, MA 01801 S.J.C. Judgment of Disbarment entered by Justice Sosman on October 3, 2006 ...

Commentary: The dark side of class-action suits.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff In a recent item-pricing class-action suit against Staples, the office-supply company agreed to a settlement where consumers, for one day only, were handed coupons for $7.50 (with no minimum...

Massachusetts offers competitive pricing in office space.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Barbara Rabinovitz From Boston in the east to Springfield out west, from Barnstable down south to Salem in a northern corner of the state, Massachusetts is fertile territory for law firms looking for affordable, accessible offices,...

Diplomacy a key quality in a good office manager.(an interview with Paul Klager )(Interview)
November 13, 2006... Byline: David E. Frank Although not a lawyer himself, Paul Klager has been working with them for more than three decades. As executive director at Bacon & Wilson, Klager is not only responsible for overseeing operations at the firm's...

Law firm of Chu, Ring & Hazel opts for open office.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Noah Schaffer When the partners of Chu, Ring & Hazel left the large-firm life behind, they wanted to do more than move into a smaller office space in a high-rise tower. "Our first office was in a high-rise," says John H. Chu....

Commentary: 'Twelve Angry Men' deserving of a winning verdict.(Theater review)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Barbara Rabinovitz "Twelve Angry Men" Written by Reginald Rose Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston St., Boston Performances through Nov. 19 Twelve men took to the stage at Boston's Colonial Theatre last Tuesday night and launched...

Gov. Romney announces judicial-nominee for Appeals Court vacancy.(Mitt Romney)(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff No sooner did Gov. Mitt Romney move to fill the Appeals Court vacancy created by his appointment of Judge Phillip Rapoza as chief justice of the court (the nominee being Massachusetts District...

Organ donation becoming focus of increasing number of lawsuits.(Brief article)(Column)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Organ donation increasingly is big business, and as it expands so does an area of law devoted to organ bank issues. A Worcester law firm has found itself with a case it says is one of first...

Reader expands on ballistics evidence article.(Letter to the editor)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: Your Oct. 16 story on Judge Raymond R. Brassard's decision concerning expert "ballistics" evidence failed to alert readers to the significance of a critical aspect of the...

Glossy photo evokes dismay, disgust, outrage.(Letter to the editor)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: When I picked up my Oct. 16 issue of Lawyers Weekly, a glossy, two-sided, full-color ad slid out from the fold. While "shock" is probably too strong a word in this age of...

'Demeaning' insert slap in the face.(Letter to the editor)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: I am writing to complain about the advertising insert for Jiwani that has been included in the last several editions of Lawyers Weekly, which, by the way, is delivered to my...

Ad 'disempowering' for women; apology is owed.(Letter to the editor)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: I found the Jiwani advertisement in Lawyers Weekly extremely offensive and inappropriate. In a professional environment where men and women work together it is extremely...

Stop publishing business-suit advertisement.(Letter to the editor)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff To the editor: As I opened a recent issue of Lawyers Weekly, a glossy ad fell to the floor. The ad depicts a scantily clad woman and a fully dressed man who are about to kiss, accompanied by...

Other MA Agencies Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(North Walker Street Development Inc. v. Rehoboth Board of Appeals)(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Environmental Water withdrawal permit Where a water district has challenged a May 2003 modified water withdrawal permit in which the Department of Environmental Management imposed more...

Supreme Judicial Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Arcidi v. National Association of Government Employees, Inc.)(Lopez, Commonwealth v.)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Contract Illegality - Return of amount paid Where (1) the plaintiff entered into a contract under which he would be paid $250,000 to secure the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's approval...

Superior Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Bonacci v. McCabe)(Matthews v. Marshall )
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Administrative Animal Commission - Euthanasia order Where a plaintiff dog owner has appealed a decision by the defendant Director of the Cambridge Animal Commission to euthanize the...

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Bankruptcy Close corporation - Embezzlement Where the debtors (a corporate officer and his wife) obtained excessive compensation from the corporation, the debtors must be held to have...

1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Benitez-Garcia, et al. v. Gonzalez-Vega)(Velez v. Janssen Ortho, LLC)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil practice Discovery violations - Dismissal Where a civil rights complaint was ordered dismissed with prejudice as a sanction for the plaintiffs' failure to comply with deadlines set...

U.S. District Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Boateng v. General Dynamics Corporation)(McMann v. Doe )
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil practice Venue - Transfer request Where the defendants in a race discrimination/retaliation case are seeking a transfer of proceedings to the Western District of North Carolina, I...

Incoming Middlesex DA gears up for Entwistle, other challenges.(district attorney)(Gerard T. Leone Jr.)(Neil Entwistle)
November 13, 2006... Byline: David E. Frank He has served as second-in-command for a district attorney, an attorney general and a U.S. attorney, but in less than two months Gerard T. Leone Jr. will occupy the corner prosecutor's office in one of the busiest...

Commentary: Due process note lost amid election season din.(Column)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Martin W. Healy The recent "attorney" flare-up in the just-finished gubernatorial campaign between the Healey and Patrick camps demonstrates that issues surrounding public safety and victims' rights will remain a mainstay for any...

Notices from the Courts: November 13, 2006.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Juvenile Court issues Standing Order 1-07 The Juvenile Court has issued Standing Order 1-07, Violation of Probation Proceedings, effective Jan. 1, 2007. The standing order is the final...

Belden G. Bly Jr., Massachusetts attorney, dies.(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Belden G. Bly Jr., a lawyer and professor who served in the state Legislature for 32 years, died Nov. 3. He was 92. Bly grew up in Revere and lived in Saugus while he worked at the State...

Commentary: Legalization of undocumented aliens: new look at old approach.(Column)
November 13, 2006... Byline: H. Daniel Hassenfeld Some see undocumented aliens only as lawbreakers deserving deportation; others see legalization as a human right. The procedure known as "registry," a part of immigration law for more than 75 years, reflects a...

Appellate Tax Board Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Pitney Bowes Management Services, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue )
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Sales tax - 'Services fee' Where a "services fee" appeared on an invoice sent by the appellant to a customer, we hold that the fee (1) related to an invoiced transaction falling...

Appeals Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Cummings v. Department of Correction )
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Appeals Judgments affirmed Cummings v. Department of Correction (Lawyers Weekly No. 81-867-06) (5 pages) (appeal of a ruling denying a former correction officer's request for...

Land Court Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(Johnson v. Foreman)(Cameron v. Fasano)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Zoning Subdivision plan - Remand Where, on remand, the defendant planning board refused to give approval to the plaintiff's subdivision plan, we find that the board based its decision on...

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Case Summaries: November 13, 2006.(MCAD, et al. v. Dedoglu)(MCAD, et al. v. Suffolk University Law School)(Pope, et al. v. Charles River Laboratories )
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Civil rights Housing - Sexual harassment Where a complainant tenant contends that a respondent landlord engaged in housing discrimination on the basis of sexual harassment, I find the...

Massachusetts Lawyers in the News: November 13, 2006.(Debra K. Lansberry)(Sarah Shoaf Cabot)(Richard M. Goldstein )(Brief article)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff New associations Debra K. Lansberry and Joan A. Wysolmierski have joined Employment Law Associates in Beverly. Sarah Shoaf Cabot has joined Faber, Daeufer & Rosenberg in Waltham as a...

The Big Picture: Law firms hiring "knowledge management" attorneys.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Powered up If, as English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon was heard to say some 400 years ago, "knowledge is power," then some large law firms should be feeling empowered these days. ...

Commentary: Proper governance is necessity within law firms.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Edward Poll Governance -- properly exercising responsibility for one's actions in leading an organization -- remains a hot business topic. A lawyer's responsibility for his or her own firm is magnified by the requirements of the...

How to rent equipment for your office.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff Leasing has become a very popular method for law firms and other businesses to acquire office equipment. According to the Equipment Leasing Association, 80 percent of companies lease some or...

Commentary: The sole Proprietor is popular lunch spot with attorneys.(hotel at Massachusetts popular among law firms)
November 13, 2006... Byline: Noah Schaffer The Sole Proprietor 118 Highland St., Worcester(508) 798-3474 Lunch: Monday through Friday beginning at 11:30 a.m. Reservations accepted If you tell a Worcester lawyer to meet you for lunch at "The Sole," you...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Carpenter brain-dead after 20-foot fall at work site.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $675,000 settlement The plaintiff's decedent, a 34-year-old independent contractor working as a laborer/carpenter, fell almost 20 feet from the second floor to the basement of a residential...

Verdicts & Settlements November 13, 2006: Newborn suffers brain injury during delivery.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $5 million settlement In July 2001, the 32-year-old plaintiff was expecting her second child. The first defendant was the plaintiff's gynecologist and had delivered the plaintiff's first baby...

Verdicts & Settlements November 20, 2006: Patron in bar fight left with large neck wound.
November 20, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $185,000 settlement On April 26, 2001, the plaintiff was at a bar and dance venue when a patron sexually groped another female patron. The plaintiff, who had observed the assault, approached...

Verdicts & Settlements November 20, 2006: Gasoline tanker strikes vehicle in intersection.(Brief article)
November 20, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Staff $350,000 settlement On May 1, 2002, the plaintiff was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was struck by the defendant tractor trailer/gasoline tanker operator while proceeding through an...